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<div><h1>default -- default member of a family</h1>
<div class="single"><h2>Synopsis</h2>
<ul><li><div class="list"><dl class="element"><dt class="heading">Usage: </dt><dd class="value"><div><tt>default T</tt></div>
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<li><div class="single">Inputs:<ul><li><span><tt>T</tt></span></li>
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<li><div class="single">Outputs:<ul><li><span>the default member of the family shadowed by <tt>T</tt></span></li>
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<div class="single"><h2>Description</h2>
<div><table class="examples"><tr><td><pre>i1 : default RR
o1 = RR
53
o1 : RealField</pre>
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<tr><td><pre>i2 : defaultPrecision = 100
o2 = 100</pre>
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<tr><td><pre>i3 : default CC
o3 = CC
100
o3 : ComplexField</pre>
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This function is used internally, and its implementation may change.</div>
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<div class="single"><h2>See also</h2>
<ul><li><span><a href="_default__Precision.html" title="default precision of numbers">defaultPrecision</a> -- default precision of numbers</span></li>
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<div class="waystouse"><h2>Ways to use <tt>default</tt> :</h2>
<ul><li>default(InexactFieldFamily)</li>
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